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Aug 25, 2022

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Source: WCO OMD On 26 June every year, the World Customs Organization (WCO) joins the international community to mark the United Nations’...

R1.7million worth of cigarettes seized in South Africa by SAPS on 25 April 2022

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Apr 27, 2022

R1.7million worth of cigarettes seized in South Africa by SAPS on 25 April 2022

File Photo: SAPoliceServices Source: https://www.herald.co.zw/sa-cops-seize-r17million-cigarettes-contraband/ Beitbridge Bureau Limpopo...

355 Master cases of cigarettes confiscated by SAPS in South Africa.

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Jun 22, 2021

355 Master cases of cigarettes confiscated by SAPS in South Africa.

Pictures by SAPS Media Statement by South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner North West POTCHEFSTROOM - In a...

Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs

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Apr 20, 2021

Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs

File photo By: Iavan Pijoos Journalist A truck driver from Zimbabwe was arrested for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m in...

Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport

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Apr 20, 2021

Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport

File photo BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes...

Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer

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Mar 1, 2021

Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Security officials working with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) anti-smuggling unit in Beitbridge...

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Feb 19, 2021

ZRA INTERCEPTS NINE TRUCKS

February 13, 2021 By Yamiko Banda The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has intercepted nine trucks for suspected conspiracy to defraud the...

Ford Ranger stolen in Sandton discovered under piles of brooms on truck at Mozambique border

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Dec 31, 2020

Ford Ranger stolen in Sandton discovered under piles of brooms on truck at Mozambique border

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-ford-ranger-stolen-in-sandton-discovered-under-piles-of-brooms-on-truck-at-m...

COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation

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Oct 21, 2020

COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation

Photo credit: Jan Hoffmann By Innocent Muranganwa 12 Oct 2020 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not spared the Southern African...

Smugglers busted with 121 smuggled TV sets

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Sep 22, 2020

Smugglers busted with 121 smuggled TV sets

Source: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/nkulumane-trio-nabbed-for-121-smuggled-television-sets/ Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter...

New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa

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Sep 14, 2020

New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa

Source: https://www.traffic.org/news/new-secure-information-sharing-platform-for-east-africa/ Arusha, Tanzania, 27th August 2020—Over 60...

Launching of RILO Eastern and Southern Africa’s new Website to enhance communication and cooperation

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Jul 21, 2020

Launching of RILO Eastern and Southern Africa’s new Website to enhance communication and cooperation

On 20 July 2020, at the invitation of the WCO Vice-Chair for East and Southern Africa (ESA) region, and the Commissioner General of...

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Jul 17, 2020

SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust

Source: www.freightnews.co.za by Staff Reporter The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has seized rhino horn worth R11.6 million at OR...

WCO and INTERPOL jointly mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

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Jul 1, 2020

WCO and INTERPOL jointly mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL have reaffirmed their commitment to aligning police and customs efforts in the fight...

WCO and United States Conduct Integrity Webinar Series

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Jul 1, 2020

WCO and United States Conduct Integrity Webinar Series

During June, the WCO collaborated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct a webinar series focused on integrity. The...

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Jul 1, 2020

Enforcement goes on line

The Covid-19 situation has meant that unfortunately the WCO has not been able to deliver face-to-face physical training to its member,...

Copy of 1119 seizures from 14 WCA countries during WCO operation ALAMBA 2020 targeting suspected tra

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Jun 25, 2020

Copy of 1119 seizures from 14 WCA countries during WCO operation ALAMBA 2020 targeting suspected tra

The WCO-led operation ALAMBA 2020, organized under WCO’s Global Shield Programme, took place from 7 to 17 March 2020 with the...

WCO Secretariat receives access to INTERPOL’s iARMS database to search and trace seized firearms

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May 20, 2020

WCO Secretariat receives access to INTERPOL’s iARMS database to search and trace seized firearms

LYON, France / BRUSSELS, Belgium – INTERPOL and the WCO have signed an agreement granting the WCO Secretariat access to the global...

101 people arrested and 19,000 artefacts recovered in international crackdown

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May 20, 2020

101 people arrested and 19,000 artefacts recovered in international crackdown

More than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries and...

WCO Secretariat issues a Note on Support to SMEs

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May 20, 2020

WCO Secretariat issues a Note on Support to SMEs

In recognition of the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day marked on 27 June, the WCO Secretariat issued a Secretariat...

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